I haven't played ET much. When it came out I had already switched from the VCS to the Intellivision. And I didn't even see the movie until very recently. But I've never been one of the ET haters . As you've pointed out, there are far worse 2600 games.

Hey guy(s?), planning on getting back into the swing of things with The Atari Times channel soon! I did a video on my Adventure channel showing the meager progress of my new game room (and future set of The Atari Times!)